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The Rev. Chase served as rector for 31 years until October 1987. Then on May 10, 1989, the Rev. Roy Cederholm, also known as “Bud,” became the seventh rector of Christ Church. During “Father Bud’s” tenure much of the church was refurbished and brought up to date. Christ Church also celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 1994 with many Centennial celebrations. In 2001, Father Bud left Christ Church to become Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts. Receiving the call in 2002, the Rev. Robert G. Windsor is now the eighth rector to serve the Christ Church.
Christ Church, as it exists today, is located on one and one-half acres of land at the corner of Rosemary Street and Highland Avenue. The main church is of modified English Gothic architecture and the chapel of old country Gothic. Approximately 450 people can be seated in the main church and 200 in the chapel. The church’s building comprises upstairs offices, the upper parish hall, the Memorial Room and a kitchen; downstairs are classrooms, offices, a large kitchen and a large meeting room—Fellowship Hall. Christ Church owns the 77-space parking lot across from the main church on Highland Avenue and two residences: the rectory on Homestead Park and a house on Rosemary Street adjacent to the church.
The large and active membership celebrates the rich history of Christ Church everyday by continuing many of the traditional programs and activities of the church. But change has also been necessary over the last 100 years, and has been an equal partner in building Christ Church into what it is today, providing a place of worship for a fellowship of believers living and acting in faith.
Taken in large part from
Christ Episcopal Church: The First One Hundred Years |
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